pat spillane used to say it best, just sent out McGilligan to clock the opposition, the aussies never wanted to both with him, werent too fussed dealing with the grimleys back round 1990 either, they are plenty of gaelic footballers who can look after themselves, but they are footballers not boxers. If the macho Aussies were so great at boxing, they have a decent heavyweight, or decent fighters at any level in real boxing giving the population, Ireland produce plenty of quality boxers, just never had a serious heavy weight puglist. Any time i see Ireland play the aussies in rugby am convinced our team would kick the shit out of them if it came down to it